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McCain and Cantor tout new GOP policy group [to pander to Democrats]
The Richmond Times-Dispatch ^
| 2009-05-01
| Tyler Whitley
Posted on 04/30/2009 9:37:05 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, has helped start an organization that he says will assist in developing policy to confront problems facing the U.S.
In a conference call with reporters yesterday, Cantor said the National Council for a New America will solicit ideas across party boundaries from a wide spectrum of national leaders.
The founding members are all Republicans, as are the 14 current House and Senate members. Cantor was joined on the call yesterday by Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, who is listed as one of the group's "national panel of experts."
Cantor and McCain insisted the group is neither an offshoot of the Republican Party nor an attempt to rebrand the party after the electoral losses in 2008.
"This is not a Contract for America, it is a conversation with America," McCain said.
McCain described Cantor as the driving force behind the new organization. Cantor is the minority whip in the House of Representatives, making him the second-ranking Republican.
The council will seek policy ideas on the economy, health care, education, energy and national security, McCain said.
Democrats and independents are welcome to "join the conversation," Cantor said.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesdispatch.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Virginia
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:37:36 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: rabscuttle385
Where is the very kewl juanito graphic??
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:38:38 PM PDT
by
Fred
(Proud Member of the Obama Enemies List)
To: rabscuttle385
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:38:51 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
To: rabscuttle385
I think it’s a little late for “policy groups.” McCain needs to go home and “spend more time with the family.”
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:39:11 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(http://finance.yahoo.com/news/INSIDE-WASHINGTON-Rude-apf-15091434.html/print)
To: Fred
Which one were you thinking of?
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:39:15 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: rabscuttle385
I think this is a great idea!
And that everyone who thinks like McLame and Cantor should publicly sign-on to this group!
Before our next primaries...
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:40:08 PM PDT
by
Redbob
(W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
To: rabscuttle385
Ahh, typed too soon, the trademark rabscuttle385 juanito post... thxs
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:40:25 PM PDT
by
Fred
(Proud Member of the Obama Enemies List)
To: rabscuttle385
"Which one were you thinking of?"The one where McLame's eyes are bulging and he's screaming and waving his arms, and...
No, I'm sorry, that's not narrowing it down much, is it?
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:42:21 PM PDT
by
Redbob
(W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
To: rabscuttle385
"This is not a Contract for America, it is a conversation with America," McCain said.No, it's more like a Contract ON America, you stupid, oxygen thieving prick. Freakin' waste of skin. Wasn't throwing the election enough?
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:45:29 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: rabscuttle385
We have 14 names to cull from our ranks thanks to this.
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:46:09 PM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.)
To: Redbob
The one where McLame's eyes are bulging and he's screaming and waving his arms, and... No, I'm sorry, that's not narrowing it down much, is it? Juan McLame, the GOP's very own Howard Dean. :-(
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:47:41 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: rabscuttle385
"This is not a Contract for America, it is a conversation with America," McCain said.Hey, McCain, go away. Take your idiot child with you. End of conversation.
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:47:44 PM PDT
by
MaggieCarta
(We're all Detroiters now.)
To: rabscuttle385
What’s Cantor thinking, aligning with McCain? Sigh....
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:48:14 PM PDT
by
Kent C
To: Redbob
Nope. Not at all. However, in the meantime, you can have this one.
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:48:37 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: rabscuttle385
I just dumped Cantor also!
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:49:42 PM PDT
by
Randy Larsen
( BTW, If I offend you! Please let me know, I may want to offend you again!)
To: rabscuttle385
Wow, unprecedented honesty from an alphabet network!
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:50:16 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: rabscuttle385
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:53:36 PM PDT
by
MaggieCarta
(We're all Detroiters now.)
To: MaggieCarta
Another good one:
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posted on
04/30/2009 9:56:49 PM PDT
by
rabscuttle385
("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
To: rabscuttle385
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posted on
04/30/2009 10:06:48 PM PDT
by
GOP_Lady
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